Elation Professional 575E manual Understanding DMX

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Design Spot 575E™

7. UNDERSTANDING DMX

DMX-512:DMX is short for Digital Multiplex. This is a universal protocol used by most lighting and controller manufactures as a form of communication between intelligent fixtures and controllers. A DMX controller sends DMX data instructions from the controller to the fixture. DMX data is sent out as serial data that travels from fixture to fixture via the DATA “IN” and DATA “OUT” XLR terminals located on all DMX fixtures (most controllers only have a DATA “OUT” terminals). DMX Linking: DMX is a language allowing all makes and models of different manufactures to be linked together and operate from a single controller, as long as all fixtures and the controller are DMX compliant. To ensure proper DMX data transmission, when using several DMX fixtures try to use the shortest cable path possible. The order in which fixtures are connected in a DMX line does not influence the DMX addressing. For example; a fixture assigned a DMX address of 1 may be placed anywhere in a DMX line, at the beginning, at the end, or anywhere in the middle. Therefore, the first fixture controlled by the controller could be the last fixture in the chain. When a fixture is assigned a DMX address of 1, the DMX controller knows to send DATA assigned to address 1 to that fixture, no matter where it is located in the DMX chain.

Data Cable (DMX Cable) Requirements (For DMX and Master/Slave Operation): The Design Spot 575E™ can be controlled via DMX-512 protocol. The Design Spot 575E™ is a 24 channel DMX fixture. The DMX address is set electronically using the controls on the LCD menu. Your fixture and your DMX controller require a standard 3-pin or 5-pin XLR connector for data input and data output (Figure below is of a 3-Pin XLR connector). If you are making your own cables, be sure to use standard two conductor shielded cable (This cable may be purchased from your Elation dealer or at most professional lighting retailers). Your cables should be made with a male and female XLR connector on either end of the cable. Also, remember that DMX cable must be daisy chained and cannot be split. unless you are using an approved DMX splitter such as the Elation Opto Branch 4™ or DMX Branch/4™.

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Contents Design Spot 575E Contents General Information Design Spot 575E Never open this fixture while in use Safety Instructions Design Spot 575E Features General Guidelines Safety Regulations Lamp Installation InstructionsInstallation Procedure OK  No  Lamp OptimizationDesign Spot 575E Mounting and Installation MountingMounting points Clamp MountingSecuring the Design Spot 575E Understanding DMX DMX-512 control connection DMX-512 connection with DMX terminatorFixture DMX addressing Design Spot 575E Display LED Indicators Fixture Menu A001~AXXXDMX PAN Slave setting DMX address settingDisplay the DMX 512 value of each channel Auto Program Music controlTime information Current time Machine on timeClear lamp time Temp. InfoSoftware version Lamp on/offAutomatic La-On Lamp on via external controllerLamp off via external controller Lamp Off if no DMXFixture Settings Status settingController Settings Channel 3 to 164 256+164=420 RESET-FUNCTIONS Effect Adjust Design Spot 575E Operation DMX Channel Traits DMX channel function and values Channel 6 Cyan Color Wheel Channel 7 Magenta Color WheelChannel 8 Yellow Color Wheel Channel 9 Gobo Wheel 1 rotating gobosChannel 10 Gobo Wheel 1- Indexing, rotation Channel 11 Gobo Wheel 2 Rotating gobosChannel 12 Rotating gobo index, rotating gobo rotation Channel 13 3 facet rotating prism, Prism / Gobo macrosChannel 14 Focus Channel 16 Shutter, strobeChannel 17- Dimmer intensity Channel 18 IrisChannel 21 Speed Of CMY And Dimmer Channel 20 Animation Wheel, rotating fire wheelChannel 22 Color macros CMY and color wheel Channel 24 Lamp on/off, reset, internal programs Channel 23 Speed pan/tilt movementFuse Replacement Pan Er Error CodesTilt Er Cyan Color Er Magenta Color ErYellow Color Er Color ErGobo Rotation Er Prism Rotation ErShutter, Strobe Er Focus ErIris Er Zoom ErFire Wheel Er Cleaning and Maintenance Disconnect from mains before starting maintenance operationYear Limited Warranty Design Spot 575E Photometric Data Gobos Dimensional Drawings Circuit Schematic Technical Specifications Optical systemElation Professional